The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-05

The moro than 1000 Communicant mem-
hers and many strangers from all parts Of
the world make it memorable $cnc.
New members wcrc received, and some Of
them were baptized this morning.
The congregation, lcd by organ and
Cornet, sang
"Dcar dying Lamb. thy precious blood
shall never lose 10, power,
TIL all the mnSomci church Of God
Bc saved To in no mur."
Tho Rev Dewitt Talmagc, ID,
preached. Ills subject was "Salutation
from the Chariot" " aud his text IL. Kings,
X. l5: "Is thine heart right?"
"With mcttlcd horses ut full speed, for
he was celebrated Tor fast driving, Jehu,
the warrior and King, returns from battle.
But seeing Jchoualnb, an acquaintance,
10y the waysdc, hc shouts Whoa! whoap
TO the lathcrcd span. Then leaning over
TO Jchonadab, Jchu aluics him in tho
words Of the text words not more appro-
pirate for that hour and that place than
Tor this hour aud place.
"ls thine heart right2 should Ike 10
hear Of your physical health. Well my
self, like To have everybody else well,
and so might usk, is your cycsight right,
your hearing right, your nerves right, your
lungs right, your entire body right? But
| am busy today taking diagnosis Of tho
moro important spiritual conditions.
81 should like tp hear OF your financial
welfare. want everybody Ia have plenty
4 a..
house and comfortable residence, and L
might ask. Is YOUR business right, your
income rigli. YOUR worldly surroundings
rightl llut what are these financial qucs-
tiuns compared with the inquiry ~ 10
whether you have been able to pay your
debts Ia tod. ~ IN whether YOU arc in
surcd lur eternity as 10 whether YOU arc
running yourself hy the long credit system
oi the soul' have known men Ia have
no murc than one loaf ui bread at time,
aud yet to own q government bond Of
heaven worth mup ihnn the whole ma
| tcrial universe.
"rhc question ! ask you today II not in
! rrgrl 10 yout habits ! make no inquiry
| about your integrity. ur your chastity, or
YOUR sobririv. do not mean fo stand ON
the outside Ol the gate aud ring the bell;
but, coming up The steps, open the door
aud come to tie private apartment Of tho
soul, and, With the rnrnr.tncss ul man
that must give an account for this days
work, ] CrN out oh, man; oh, woman
immortal, IL thine heart rghtl
81 's.iii ssat g.. III zee. - ~tEurnrnt
to prove that We arr, 10y nature. all wrong
II there hc q factory explosion, and tho
smokc.siacl, be- upset, and the wheels bo
broken In two, and the engine uniointcd,
and the poudcfous hts be- twisted and q
man should look In and say that nothing
was the matter. You would pronounce him
fool. Well. 10 need. mo- acumcn TO dis
cover that our nature h nll alwist, and
askcw, aud unjuiutri The thing doesn't
work right The hlFNI trouble We have
Ia ihc world b. With our souls
"Nlcn sometimes sly that though their
lives may not be- Ju.i right, their heart Is
all nght. lmpU,.ihlc \ farmer never
puts thr ppnp'-t apple, ou top ui his bar
rel, nor dpys ihr myrhlni place the mean
est ruplz loo hiz shown induW. The best
plrl ul us is our outward life. | 30 not
stop 90 drrus, whether We ull lpll in
Adam, lot ur have hccn our own Adam,
and have ulI eaten ul lhc forbidden fruit,
anl have been turned oct ut thc paradise
ui holiness aul peace. aud, though tho
]
keep us out hls changed position and
comes hphinl iD drive ~ in. We will not 10.
"Ihp Bible account ol us b. not cNag,cr-
atrd when It SAYS that We aw poor and
wrrirhcd and miserable, and blind, and
naked. rour' The wrvirh that stands
shNpring on our door step on a cold day
is no, so much iu need ol bread ~ We arc
ui spiritual help. Blind Why, the man
..t.. IL fI.a t..st.l..s l.i..t
aud who ipl these ten yuar. las gune feel.
ing hls way from street 20 street, is not in
| such utter darkness as We. Naked. Why,
them BE- not one rag NJ holiness left 10 hide
/ thp shame ui our sin SiCki Why, tho
| lcpruzy hns eaten into the head and tho
/ heart and the hands and tn feet, aud tho
mamsmus oi an everlasting wasting away
has already seized on some Of M.
"llul The moanssl Thing lur a man 10 do
IL a. discourse about an evil Without
pointing q way a. have Il rmcdicd. I
speak ol the thin, oi Your hot tongue
only that | may show YOU the living
stream that drops Crystalline and sparkling
| from the Rock OF Ages, aud p0urs a river
ui glldncgs ~ your icct II ! show you
| the rents Ia your coat, IL u only because
/ the door ui Gods wardrobe now swinrs
! open, and hciH j. a fubc, white with the
/ fleece Of the laub oi God, and Of n cut
and make that an angel would not DO
ashamed to wear. II | snatch from you
| the black, molly bread that you ara
/ munrhinr Il l. only to give YOU the brad
| made out oi the finest wheat that grows
| ON the celestial hills and baked In tho
| hrts II the Cru,s. aul ono crnmb of which
! would be- enough Ia mako all heaven q
banquet Hear Il. one and all, and tell u
/ 10 your friend, when you 90 home, that
| the Lord Jesus Christ can make the heart
/ right
fFiri We need q rpcniing heart. n
| Tor the last ten, twenty or forty years Of
| lie We have bron going ON in the wrong
way, Il Is time that We turned around and
| started 10 the opposite direction. II wo
oi,,nd our friends We are glad 90 apologize.
Cod Is our best friend, and yet how many
| Of us have never apolugIgd ior the wrongs
l We have done himl
There Is nothing that We 40 much need
| o. get nd OF ~ sin. II is n horrible black
monster II polluted Eden. Il killed
| Christ. II has blasted the world. Men
/ keep dogs Ia kennels, and rabbits In q
WarUn, aud cattle IN a pen. What q